Renewable Energy Grants / No Peanut Food Bans / GA Cotton-Peanut Field Day Coming

Randall Weiseman August 29, 2011 Alabama, Cotton, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

New grants are available for renewable energy efforts as Tyron Spearman has that story along with information about possible food bans concerning peanuts along with a reminder about the Georgia Cotton & Peanut Field Day coming up next week.

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